[asterisk-users] Dialplan, Extensions, etc. Worksheet

[Roderick A. Anderson]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Roderick A. Anderson <raanders at acm.org> wrote:
>> Steve Totaro wrote:
>>  > On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Roderick A. Anderson <raanders at acm.org> wrote:
>>  >> Has anyone created a worksheet they can share for designing a dialplan,
>>  >>  extensions, voicemail, etc.
>>  >>
>>  >>  I'm making my way through the O'Reilly Book (dead tree version) and
>>  >>  finding it enlightening.  I have hacked at dialplans created by others
>>  >>  but never actually came up with a design for my own system.  It's sort
>>  >>  of a work in progress made of bits and pieces from all over.
>>  >>
>>  >>  Having a real plan would probably make things easier.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  Rod
>>  >>  --
>>  >
>>  > Rod,
>>  >
>>  > You will be glad that you are taking the learning curve plunge down
>>  > the road.  No pain, no gain.
>>  >
>>  > I can certainly say that I am glad I got into Asterisk way before
>>  > there was any real documentation or GUIs for that matter.  It forced
>>  > me to learn the real deal Asterisk through trial and error which is
>>  > invaluable if you plan on really getting into it.
>>  >
>>  > Then again, if you want easy, use a GUI.
>>
>>  Easy isn't what I'm after.  I was hoping for planning worksheets.
>>  Something to go over with a customer (I know I said this was for my
>>  personal system but that is the first step).  How many extensions/
>>  phones/ softphones, and what their /numeric/ extension will be.  An IVR
>>  plan and the text that goes with it, voice-mail handling and mailboxes, etc.
>>
>>  This type of stuff.
>>
>>  So from the minimal number of responses -- yours :-) -- I'm going to
>>  guesstimate no one has anything like this at all or that they can or are
>>  able/willing to share.
>>
>>  Out comes the notepad and the thinking cap.  /-|
>>
>>
>>  Cheers,
>>  Rod
>>  --
>>  >
>>  > Thanks,
>>  > Steve Totaro
>>
>>
> 
> Hey Rod,
> 
> I think I may be able to help with worksheets from 3com, NEC, and
> other system vendor's sales channel.  It obviously will not match
> exactly to Asterisk but will give you a great foundation for the
> functions and features that you need to question.

Thanks Steve.
> 
> I have my own but I prefer not to put it in the public domain.  It is
> adapted from a conglomeration of many different proprietary systems
> that I have dealt with.  I think many others have the same and
> consider it proprietary internal information for their business.

I do understand.

> Let me see what I can dig up from my archives.

If you can fine.  Otherwise I'll be building something.  I just didn't 
have any joy when searching so figured, based on the topics I see going 
round the list, this was not something needed by many so never really 
tossed out to the general populace.

But, as you imply above, it is easier to have a starting point than 
serious case of blank-page-syndrome.


Rod
-- 
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
> 
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